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Controller with NWO?

enderlin50enderlin50 Member Posts: 993 Arc User
edited February 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
Anyone use a controller(even the motionjoy program) to play Neverwinter Online?
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  • vertualolvertualol Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Havn't tried yet but I can give it a go and get back to you.
    Edit: Plugged in a controller and it worked instantly, might need to use motionjoy and fiddle with the hotkeys but it does work. I couldn't seem to roll or use my r ability, but thats easily fixable.
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  • enderlin50enderlin50 Member Posts: 993 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    vertualol wrote: »
    Havn't tried yet but I can give it a go and get back to you.

    Ty. I actually use Motionjoy to play Planetside 2. I prefer a controller for action games. I use a PS3 controller for Skyrim on the PC.
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  • enderlin50enderlin50 Member Posts: 993 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Sittn back wth controller, chattin "enjoyn adult beverages" on vent sounds epic. Maybe a cigar. Maybe we can tempt greats like Paul S. Kemp to join us. =)
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  • blodbadblodbad Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    enderlin50 wrote: »
    Anyone use a controller(even the motionjoy program) to play Neverwinter Online?

    Tried it, didnt seem like all abilities where bound to buttons and you had to use the mouse/keyboard a lot. The ingame help and interface didnt update to tell you what buttons did what either.

    Seemed unfinished but i could have messed something up just as well.
  • chickenjackchickenjack Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Haven't tried since i'm not in this weeks stress test. It would be nice if NWO had an early open beta for a couple days as to reassure this game isn't just more <font color="orange">HAMSTER</font> which I'm sure it is after hearing every review on the planet. art department, learn how to beat up on nerds who have no idea how to design, and vice versa. btw catch up to the times... MMOs are going to be tps action oriented, i'll put money on that.
  • enderlin50enderlin50 Member Posts: 993 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    blodbad wrote: »
    Tried it, didnt seem like all abilities where bound to buttons and you had to use the mouse/keyboard a lot. The ingame help and interface didnt update to tell you what buttons did what either.

    Seemed unfinished but i could have messed something up just as well.

    Good deal, I dont mind having to use the mouse for interface changes but as long as i can solely use the controller for combat im good to go.
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  • nephtnepht Member Posts: 5,826 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    If its anything like CO you should be able to move your powers to the power bar sections that the joypad uses. Pulling trigers should allow you to use other sections of said powerbar. Just like CO and STO.
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  • makathmakath Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I've been using an Xbox 360 controller and I love it. Few bugs/glitches that I'm sure will get worked out but overall definately my first choice for controls.
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  • magic5magic5 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    If you guys figure out how to get all the combat controlls (R and the dailies, as well as the "tab" action) PLEASE PM me instructions haha. I tried and couldnt figure it out...
  • vertualolvertualol Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    R was Q+E at the same time. Didnt find out the tab or dailies though
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  • iamtruthseekeriamtruthseeker Member, Moonstars, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    From the Beta forum:
    silvergryph wrote: »
    After some experimentation I was able to get a basic Xbox controller config working. I am going to assume some basic knowledge of keybinding and folder structure here. For more information look at the Xbox controller guides for Champions Online at http://co-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=51461 and Start Trek Online at http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=91705 .

    First, here is a list of some basic commands available in NW. This is by no means complete. Its just the commands available in the Keybinds section of the game's Options panel.

    MOVEMENT AND CAMERA
    Forward /+Actionforward
    Backwards /+Actionbackward
    Move left /+Actionleft
    Move right /+Actionright
    Jump /+up
    Utility Power /+tacticalSpecial
    Auto-run /++autoforward
    Zoom out /CamZoomOut
    Zoom in /CamZoomIn
    Toggle Inspect Mode /camTogglePlayerInspect
    Toggle cursor mode /++suspendForcedMouselookAndStopMoving

    POWERS AND TARGETING
    At-Will #1 /+EvaluateLeftClick
    At-Will #2 /+PowerTrayExec 1
    Encounter #1 /+PowerTrayExec 2
    Encounter #2 /+PowerTrayExec 3
    Encounter #3 /+PowerTrayExec 4
    Daily #1 /+PowerTrayExec 5
    Daily #2 /+PowerTrayExec 6
    Special Power /+specialClassPower
    Item Tray 1 /+TrayExec 1 0
    Item Tray 2 /+TrayExec 1 1
    Item Tray 3 /+TrayExec 1 2
    Invocation /Invoke
    Mount /+PowerTrayExec 14
    Interact / Loot /InteractAndLoot

    WINDOWS
    Press Window Button 1 /ClickWindowButton_1
    Press Window Button 2 /ClickWindowButton_2
    Press Window Button 3 /ClickWindowButton_3
    Character Sheet /paperdoll
    Home Page /HomePage
    Inventory /inventory
    Game Menu /ClearTargetOrBringUpMenuIgnoreMouseLook
    Zone Map /map
    Mission Journal /missions
    Crafting /Crafting
    Lore /lore
    Friends/Search /social
    Perks /perks
    Powers & Advantages /powers
    Feats /feats
    Teaming Queue /queue
    Guild Management /guildmanagement
    Toggle UI /++ShowGameUI
    UI rearrange mode /Rearrange
    Mail /Mail
    C Store /Cstore
    Options /Options
    Scoreboard /Scoreboard
    Help/Tickets /Help_Tickets
    Level Up Checklist /LevelUpWindow

    MISCELLANEOUS
    Start chatting /startChat
    Reply to tell /startChatReply
    Chat command /startChatSlash
    Show/Hide Quest Path /ToggleGoldenPath
    Push-to-Talk /+svPushToTalk

    FOUNDRY TOOLS
    Reset Map /ugc_ResetMap
    Kill Target /KillTarget
    silvergryph wrote: »
    Now for my config. Create a text file named nwxbox.txt and place the following commands in it:

    Xb "+EvaluateLeftClick"
    Bb "+PowerTrayExec 1"
    Ab "+up"
    Yb "InteractAndLoot"
    Ltrigger+xb "+PowerTrayExec 2"
    Ltrigger+yb "+PowerTrayExec 3"
    Ltrigger+bb "+PowerTrayExec 4"
    Ltrigger+ab "Invoke"
    Lb+xb "+PowerTrayExec 5"
    Lb+bb "+PowerTrayExec 6"
    Lb+ab "+specialClassPower"
    Lb+yb "InteractAndLoot"
    Rtrigger+xb "+TrayExec 1 0"
    Rtrigger+yb "+TrayExec 1 1"
    Rtrigger+bb "+TrayExec 1 2"
    Rtrigger+ab "Inventory"
    Rb+xb "ClickWindowButton_1"
    Rb+yb "ClickWindowButton_2"
    Rb+bb "ClickWindowButton_3"
    Rb+ab "+svPushToTalk"
    Joypad_Left "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionleft"
    Joypad_Right "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionright"
    Joypad_Up "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionforward"
    Joypad_Down "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionbackward"
    Lstick "+PowerTrayExec 14"
    Rstick "Map"
    Ltrigger ""
    Lb ""
    Rtrigger ""
    Rb ""

    Put the text file into the Live folder in your Neverwinter install directory. Log into the game and type "/bind_load_file nwxbox.txt" into the chat bar without the quotes. You can remove the config later by typing "/unbind_all".

    In this config the x and b buttons are your left and right At-Will powers. The a button is jump and the y button is the interact and loot key. The left stick is movement and the right stick is camera and reticle control. The left stick button summons your mount and the right stick button calls up the map.

    If you hold down the left trigger, the x, y, and b buttons are your Encounter powers. Left trigger plus a is the Invoke ability.

    Left shoulder button plus x or b are your Daily powers. Left shoulder plus a button is the special class power (Stealth, Channel Divinity, etc.). Left shoulder plus y is still interact and loot.

    Right trigger plus x, y, and b is Item 1, Item 2, and Item 3. Right trigger plus a is inventory.

    Right shoulder button plus x, y, and b is window clicks 1, 2, and 3. Right shoulder plus a is push-to-talk.

    The D-Pad is your class-based utility power (roll for Rogue, shield for Guardian Fighter, etc).
    silvergryph wrote: »
    KNOWN ISSUES AND TIPS

    Make sure that you have Xbox controller enabled and joystick disabled in the Controller section of the Options panel.

    Make sure that you have the latest Xbox controller drivers for Windows.

    If you have a controller.cfg file in your NW Live folder you may need to delete it or move it out of that directory. I couldn't get any of my bindings to stick until I did.

    If you run into a problem where the chat window sometimes hogs focus and you find the right stick won't do anything but scroll up and down chat it can usually be fixed by going into the keybind options and just clicking OK without changing anything. Alternately, you can rebind the sticks with a bind file. Create a file named fixcam.txt with the following commands in it:

    CameraY Ry
    CameraX Rx
    bind_load_file nwxbox.txt

    Also place this file in the Live folder. You apply the fix by typing "/bind_load_file fixcam.txt" into the chat bar without the quotes. I had to do it every time I zoned so I bound this to the Start button on my controller by adding the following line to the end of my nwxbox.txt file:

    Start "bind_load_file fixcam.txt"
    deathreaper4u wrote: »
    why wouldn't u just edit the existing controller .cfg file and remove whats there and add what u suggested
    below ...that way the game is using the designed file and u avoid problem issues with updates in future etc?

    Xb "+EvaluateLeftClick"
    Bb "+PowerTrayExec 1"
    Ab "+up"
    Yb "InteractAndLoot"
    Ltrigger+xb "+PowerTrayExec 2"
    Ltrigger+yb "+PowerTrayExec 3"
    Ltrigger+bb "+PowerTrayExec 4"
    Ltrigger+ab "Invoke"
    Lb+xb "+PowerTrayExec 5"
    Lb+bb "+PowerTrayExec 6"
    Lb+ab "+specialClassPower"
    Lb+yb "InteractAndLoot"
    Rtrigger+xb "+TrayExec 1 0"
    Rtrigger+yb "+TrayExec 1 1"
    Rtrigger+bb "+TrayExec 1 2"
    Rtrigger+ab "Inventory"
    Rb+xb "ClickWindowButton_1"
    Rb+yb "ClickWindowButton_2"
    Rb+bb "ClickWindowButton_3"
    Rb+ab "+svPushToTalk"
    Joypad_Left "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionleft"
    Joypad_Right "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionright"
    Joypad_Up "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionforward"
    Joypad_Down "+down1$$+tacticalSpecial$$+Actionbackward"
    Lstick "+PowerTrayExec 14"
    Rstick "Map"
    Ltrigger ""
    Lb ""
    Rtrigger ""
    Rb ""
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